Oven door



M. PAUL OVEN DooR Dec. 13; `1938.

Fild May 9, 1938 Paul 8 Y l N R O T T A Patented Dec. .'13,l 1538' UNITED STATES TPATENT OFFICE amm Maderautlglgrm'a Applicationv Hay 1988, No. 200,932 schim. (ci. ias-sm This invention relates to oven doors, and more gasket is Vpreferably formed from asbestos or particularly to a door for the oven of a cooking other likematerial, as will be apparent. range or the like, with transparent means lnv'l'.he body portions of the trame members have eluded in the door structure, so that the contents inwardly directed ilanges t about the openings a of the oven canbereadily inspected without open- 'I thereof. to provide shoulders l, for receiving g ingthe door. transparent panels t for closing the openings 1,' A further objectls to provide an oven door that as best shown in Figure 2, and the panels I are includes companion inner and outer members repreierably made from relatively thick glass. movably associated and cooperating with spac- The panels may be provided with channel gas o ing means for a pair of transparent panels, for kets about the edges thereof, or any suitable gas- 1o securing the panels in spaced relation to each ketsmaybeusedi'or the panels.

other. j c The panels are held seated in the shoulders by Another object isto provide anl oven door that a spacing frame Il that has its outer edges red includes illuminating means carried thereby for ceivedby the ilanges l and formed on and ins illuminating the oven, and the latterpreferably wardly extending from the body portion I are. 1g has a lining of suitable reilecting material tp aid lugs' Il having threaded bores for receiving screw in illuminating the. interior thereof.A bolts I2 that extend through openingain-the body A stili iurtherobject is to provide an oven door portion 3 and cooperate with the lugs for holdof thecharacterset forth, that is simple in coning the rramemexnbers secured together, as well I struction. inexpensive to manui'acture, and exas the panelsinspac'ed parallel relation with re- 90 tremely eilicient in use and service. spect to each other, through the medium of the l This invention also consists in certain other vspacing e Il. Afeatures of construction-and in the combination The .door may behingedly or pivotally assoand arrangement of the several parts, tobeherevciateli th the frame of the oven, by any well s inafter fully described', illustrated in the accomknown means, but I have illustrated pintles I8 g5 Pnyins drawing and specifically pointed out in formed on and extending outwardly from the the appended claims. miter'ends oi the lower portion of the rim 2, tobe Indescribing the invention in detail, reference received in socket members in -the frame, as will will be-hd to the aocompanyinsfdrawlng wmrebe apparent. and the rim s is engaged witnthe l in like characters denote like or n 4fra-lilewlineuthe door isincloeed'podtion. s0,

parts throughout the several views, andinwhich: I also provide lllumlnatingmeans for the oven, vIl'lgure 1 is a rear view 'ot the oven door which and which is carried by the door. Preferably ad- !orms the subject matter of thepresent inveniacent one comer thereof, as best shown in Figtion, with parts broken away and in section. ure 1. andthe illuminatins means includes a base l Figure 2 is a sectional view taken approximatemember Il having a socket therein for receiving .5 lyonlinel-zofrigureLlookinginthedirecalampbulbllwhichisprotectedbyaglobeittion of the arrows(v j detachably associated withthe base member Il Referring tothe drawingindetail, it-willbe sothataecessmaybehadto-thebulbforchangnoted that my door is shown as being of elongated ing the same. The bulb is of course in electrical I rectangular coniiguration, but it will o! course connection with a suitablesourceof current, and o be understood that it is made in any shape suitis controlled by a switch. not shown. able for the purpose. f The' door is provided with a handle I1 secured The door includes inner and outer frame memto the upper portion oi' the outer frame member, bersinthe form of shells that are interilttingly asshown, and itwilibeobvious thatthetransassociated, and' the b'ody'portion I of the parent panels allow tor ready inspection or the 45 frame member has formed about theouter edge contents .of the oven without opening the door, thereof, an outwardly iiared inwardly directed especiallyl when the illuminating means is in use. rimLwhilethebodyportionSoftheinnerirame While the panelsare preferably made from member has an outwardly flared rim 4 aboutits glass and are of the kind that is not readily afd lo edge, the rim l being ot greater width than the fectedby hect,inthe eventthattheyshouldbe-f,V rim! and inclined to a'less degree. withits edge v come broken or cracked. they can bereadily re- .seated withrespect to-thebodyportion I atthe placedduetothe'detachable association of the hinctureoitherim2thexewith,asbestsbownin iramemembers.aswlllbeobvlousuponinspec rigureZ. Agasketjisdisposedbetweentbe tiolrofl'lgurelv ltbodyportion I andtheedgeottherimlandthe d I preferably provide in ecmbinationwith my gg door a. light reiecting lining for the oven, such as white metal, porcelain or the like, to aid in illuminating the oven.

It isthought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatrsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

. What I claim is:

1. An oven door comprising inner) and outer frame members, each including a body portion having an opening therein. outwardly ilared rims formed on the outer edges of the body portions and inwardly directed therefrom, saidrims, being disposed for interi'tting association, with the rim of the outer frame member disposed exterlorly of the rim oi the inner frame member.

l transparent panels mounted in the frame members i'or closing the openings, spacing means for the panels, lugs formed on the body portion of the outer frame member and having -threaded bores therein, screw means extending through the body portion of the inner i'rame member and threaded .in the bores for securing the frame members together for cooperation with the spac-y the door is closed,' pintles extending laterally.

from the frame means for pivotally securing the door in position for use, and a handle secured to the frame means.

MASIE PAUL. 

